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A University of Vienna research team led by physicist Jani Kotakoski has shown that nanopores in hexagonal boron nitride—often called “white graphene”—can be shaped with atomic precision. By exposing the material to electron irradiation in ultra‑high vacuum, the team creates circular pores. Introducing trace amounts of oxygen during irradiation instead produces triangular pores. This control over pore geometry demonstrates a method for tailoring the insulating properties of hexagonal boron nitride at the nanoscale.

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